I am hoping for Robert Woods, but they would need to trade up to get him. There is a fighting chance that Therron Armstead would fall far enough. Inreally hope that Pete Carroll is not overly fond of Matt Barkley.

There are still a lot of good players. Here is a list of 32 names who someone or another said probably would not be available at #56. About 20 of them were predicted first rounders in at least two prominent mock draft lists.

if their is an OT that is too good to pass up than i say take him but if not i think Khaseem Greene or Sio Moore would be good pick ups and should still be their, i think they look for a DT in the 3rd or 4th round.

cacksman wrote:I'm not sure a lot of people are clamoring for a WR. We would be taking a WR with our first 2 picks this year when we already had Rice, Tate, and Baldwin.

Tate could be a free agent after the season. He is a non-first-rounder in the same draft class as Kam Chancellor. There will be a lot of players whose situations will need to be addressed next year: Earl Thomas, Russell Okung, Richard Sherman, [Edit: Carpenter was a 1st rd pick so there is an xtra yr for him] Doug Baldwin, John Moffitt, Michael Bennett, Tony McDaniels.

It is unlikely that they will have enough cap to pay Tate what he is worth.

It might be good to package Golden Tate up with a draft pick to move to the top of the second round to get one of the fine receivers who are left: Robert Woods, Justin Hunter or Keenan Allen.

Oakland is a good candidate. They are looking to trade down. They could use an experienced receiver. They would be giving up a current second round pick to get a former second round pick who has an extra three years of significant improvement, who is much more of a known quantity and who has matured a lot, and Matt Flynn is familiar with Tate. It would give Tate an opportunity for more looks. Most importanly, the Raiders might have to actually add salary to meet the minimum cap requirements so they could offer Tate say a two year extension.

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The more I think about it the more I find myself hoping for Christine Michael. He just makes too much sense in a long term view. As much as I'd LOVE to get Swope, he'd be our 5th receiver this year most likely, and he might serve to push Golden Tate out the door in 2014, which is a very bad thing.

There are very few players left that I'd soil my drawers for if we got them at #56, but there are a lot of good picks sitting out there. I'm actually hoping for Seattle to trade down and get as many top 150 picks as they possibly can, because I fully expect some great options in rounds 3-5.

I tend to agree with you kearly, and I think there might be a few teams that are willing to pull a Vikings/NE type "ASS OVER THE DASH" move to grab a guy they want at 56 that would give us an extra guy or two out of the top 150. Can't wait to see what they do. Hope I get my TE & K and the rest will just be gravy.

kearly wrote:The more I think about it the more I find myself hoping for Christine Michael. He just makes too much sense in a long term view. As much as I'd LOVE to get Swope, he'd be our 5th receiver this year most likely, and he might serve to push Golden Tate out the door in 2014, which is a very bad thing.

There are very few players left that I'd soil my drawers for if we got them at #56, but there are a lot of good picks sitting out there. I'm actually hoping for Seattle to trade down and get as many top 150 picks as they possibly can, because I fully expect some great options in rounds 3-5.

I'm definitely on board with the Christine Michael pick. Might be tough because 56 might be too early, but he will most likely not last til our 3rd round pick. I'd still pull the trigger at 56 though. His athleticism is uncanny and he wants to be a Hawk. Sounds like a good mix to me. Plus, Lynch is not going to be around forever

Keenan Allen would be a great replacement for Rice next year if they can't restructure his contract. He's got the size and the speed to be a red zone threat. In fact, if the QB over at Cal didn't suck so much, Allen would probably be going much higher.

kearly wrote:The more I think about it the more I find myself hoping for Christine Michael. He just makes too much sense in a long term view. As much as I'd LOVE to get Swope, he'd be our 5th receiver this year most likely, and he might serve to push Golden Tate out the door in 2014, which is a very bad thing.

There are very few players left that I'd soil my drawers for if we got them at #56, but there are a lot of good picks sitting out there. I'm actually hoping for Seattle to trade down and get as many top 150 picks as they possibly can, because I fully expect some great options in rounds 3-5.

I'm definitely on board with the Christine Michael pick. Might be tough because 56 might be too early, but he will most likely not last til our 3rd round pick. I'd still pull the trigger at 56 though. His athleticism is uncanny and he wants to be a Hawk. Sounds like a good mix to me. Plus, Lynch is not going to be around forever

Could be worth taking someone else at 56, and then trading one of our 5ths to move up a bit in the 3rd and take Michael?

kearly wrote:The more I think about it the more I find myself hoping for Christine Michael. He just makes too much sense in a long term view. As much as I'd LOVE to get Swope, he'd be our 5th receiver this year most likely, and he might serve to push Golden Tate out the door in 2014, which is a very bad thing.

There are very few players left that I'd soil my drawers for if we got them at #56, but there are a lot of good picks sitting out there. I'm actually hoping for Seattle to trade down and get as many top 150 picks as they possibly can, because I fully expect some great options in rounds 3-5.

Not sure I'd want quantity over quality when many of these players will find it tough to supplant our vets. Why not trade up for a difference maker, assuming there is one left, and let Schneider work his magic in the 5-7 rounds?

kearly wrote:The more I think about it the more I find myself hoping for Christine Michael. He just makes too much sense in a long term view. As much as I'd LOVE to get Swope, he'd be our 5th receiver this year most likely, and he might serve to push Golden Tate out the door in 2014, which is a very bad thing.

Disagree. Drafting a WR this year seems to be a very smart idea considering the amount of talent available at that position this year. And with this FO that always seems to be 2 steps ahead and thinking progressively, I think we should absolutely entertain picking a WR at 56 - or even moving up for one.

Golden Tate may be pushed out the door by Percy Harvin and contracts we need to divy out to defensive players .. not a draft choice.

I think Michael should definitely be there at our pick, only 3-4 teams are really looking for a RB, and one of them is the pick before ours. Lacy is still available, as is Lattimore and Bernard. I think we'll have lots of options at #56 if we don't trade back, which I see us doing if we can find someone to trade us anything good.

kearly wrote:The more I think about it the more I find myself hoping for Christine Michael. He just makes too much sense in a long term view. As much as I'd LOVE to get Swope, he'd be our 5th receiver this year most likely, and he might serve to push Golden Tate out the door in 2014, which is a very bad thing.

Disagree. Drafting a WR this year seems to be a very smart idea considering the amount of talent available at that position this year. And with this FO that always seems to be 2 steps ahead and thinking progressively, I think we should absolutely entertain picking a WR at 56 - or even moving up for one.

Golden Tate may be pushed out the door by Percy Harvin and contracts we need to divy out to defensive players .. not a draft choice.

This is the main reason I could see us going WR @ #56 as well. Should Woods or Allen or Swope or Ertz be available at our pick, I think the FO would think hard about trading down for some more capital or pulling the trigger on another offensive weapon. That's the beauty of our lack of serious needs, and knowing that we're going to have to start paying several proven players here soon.

I wanted Ryan Swope, but I am happy with Christine Michael. We needed to depth at RB in case Marshawn goes down for any extended length of time due to injury. And Michael is a special player. He will likely be our #2 RB by the end of training camp. Now, I'm hoping to re-unite him with Swope on Day 3 at pick #123.